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A new report shows how some private banks that make climate pledges and net-zero commitments are also top contributors to companies behind extracting fossil fuels.

"Financial institutions need to be held accountable for their role in financing false solutions."

A chronological listing of news articles posted on the Skeptical Science Facebook Page during the past week: Sun, Apr 9, 2023 thru Sat, Apr 15, 2023. Story of the Week Banks Say They’re Acting on Climate, But Continue to Finance Fossil Fuel Expansion Two new reports say banks are not shifting away from fossil fuels fast enough. While lending declined last year, it was likely because oil companies were “swimming in profits.” 

Two new reports say banks are not shifting away from fossil fuels fast enough.

A new report calls out the top 60 private banks funding fossil fuel projects. Most of them have climate pledges.

The latest 'Banking on Climate Chaos' report tracks the major banks taking an "irresponsible gamble" with our climate.

TOKYO: A coalition of climate groups are stepping up pressure on Japan's top three banks to cut financing linked to fossil fuels, filing shareholder resolutions to be voted on at the companies' annual general meetings in June, sources said on Monday (Apr 10). The groups are targeting megabanks Mitsubishi U

A coalition of climate groups are stepping up pressure on Japans top three banks to cut financing linked to fossil fuels, filing shareholder resolutions to be voted on at the companies annual... | April 10, 2023

A list of investments since 2016 is topped by several US-based banks

JAKARTA — Deforestation associated with oil palm cultivation has declined in recent years in Indonesia, but in a biodiversity haven at the northern tip of Sumatra, the forest is being cleared at record pace, a report shows. Using Sentinel-2 and Planet/NICFI satellite imagery, forest loss monitoring platform TheTreeMap found that the Rawa Singkil Wildlife Reserve […]